Dallas ISD Budget Town Hall Meetings You’re invited to join us for the Budget Town Hall Meetings to learn about Dallas ISD’s Budget. The Town Hall Budget Meeting for District 7 will be at: Quintanilla Middle School 2700 Remond Drive, 75211 (map) 6:30-7:30pm Plan to arrive by 6:15 if possible. There will be a lot …
In the 84th Texas Legislature Session (2015), House Bill 2804 was passed. This bill changed how Texas schools are to be rated by TEA. Schools will now receive a letter “grade” rating from A-F. They will receive a rating grade for each of five areas, as well as a cumulative rating grade. The TEA says …
(from Audrey) I wasn’t sure why they were calling the REAL School Gardens project at Reagan Elementary the “Big Dig.” I found out at the ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday. Check out the tremendous number of volunteers from Real School Gardens, AT&T and Sprouts who showed up to “git r done.” Great job, Principal Ruby Ramirez, …
For the first time, you can discover ALL the options that Dallas ISD has to offer students – all under one roof! Discover Dallas ISD Sat., December 3, 2016 9am – 4pm Ellis Davis Field House (map) At Discover Dallas ISD, you will find all 228 campuses represented, including: prekindergarten dual language programs neighborhood schools …
Dallas ISD’s proposed CityLab high school has become a reality. At October’s meeting, the board voted to open this high school dedicated to Architecture, Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Public Policy and Community Development in downtown Dallas. Students will be chosen by lottery. Applications will be accepted in January for the first 9th grade class. Learn …
At the October 27th Board Meeting, Trustees passed a revised magnet admissions policy that modified the previous “sibling rule”. Key points: Top 30% of applicants chosen based on merit only Next 70% of available seats allocated by high school feeder pattern Magnet Montessoris (Harry Stone and Dealey) give preference to siblings after the top 30% …
Do you have questions about the TRE (Tax Ratification Election) that Dallas ISD is proposing? Come to Audrey’s Tax Rate Town Hall Meeting this Sunday at 6pm at Tyler Street UMC in Anderson Hall. To see what is presented to the Board of Trustees, you can tune into the 8/11 Board Briefing live stream (or …
The article below gives an overview of the DISD budget for next year. Overall, the budget is reduced from last year, with more cuts coming from non-campus spending than campus-related areas. Student programs see expansion with passage of 2016-2017 district budget
Here is a short article from the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) about a very important topic – the Texas school finance system. Straus calls for legislators to study school finance Although this article contains a lot of education finance lingo, the basic message is clear: Speaker Joe Straus is challenging state legislators to …
Congratulations to all our District 7 graduates! We know you’ll make us all proud as you go forward! There are four high schools in District 7, and DISD videotaped each one’s graduation. Links below: W.H. Adamson High School Graduation, June 3, 2106 Part 1 Part 2 Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School Graduation, …